diff --git a/django_tables2/rows.py b/django_tables2/rows.py
index 0277a287..40bb6047 100644
--- a/django_tables2/rows.py
+++ b/django_tables2/rows.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from itertools import count
+
 from django.db import models
 from django.db.models.fields import FieldDoesNotExist
 
@@ -79,11 +81,12 @@ class BoundRow:
 
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, record, table):
+    def __init__(self, record, table, boundrows=None, index=-1):
         self._record = record
         self._table = table
+        self._boundrows = boundrows
 
-        self.row_counter = next(table._counter)
+        self.row_counter = (boundrows is not None and next(boundrows._counter)) or (index + 1)
 
         # support accessing cells from a template: {{ row.cells.column_name }}
         self.cells = CellAccessor(self)
@@ -292,10 +295,12 @@ class BoundRows:
     This is used for `~.Table.rows`.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, data, table, pinned_data=None):
+    def __init__(self, data, table, pinned_data=None, index=0):
         self.data = data
         self.table = table
         self.pinned_data = pinned_data or {}
+        self._index = index
+        self._counter = count(index+1)
 
     def generator_pinned_row(self, data):
         """
@@ -320,7 +325,7 @@ def __iter__(self):
             yield pinned_record
 
         for record in self.data:
-            yield BoundRow(record, table=self.table)
+            yield BoundRow(record, table=self.table, boundrows=self)
 
         # Bottom pinned rows
         for pinned_record in self.generator_pinned_row(self.pinned_data.get("bottom")):
@@ -340,6 +345,6 @@ def __getitem__(self, key):
         `~.BoundRow` instance.
         """
         if isinstance(key, slice):
-            return BoundRows(data=self.data[key], table=self.table, pinned_data=self.pinned_data)
+            return BoundRows(data=self.data[key], table=self.table, pinned_data=self.pinned_data, index=key.start)
         else:
-            return BoundRow(record=self.data[key], table=self.table)
+            return BoundRow(record=self.data[key], table=self.table, index=key+self._index)
diff --git a/django_tables2/tables.py b/django_tables2/tables.py
index 6861b6cd..640e2ce2 100644
--- a/django_tables2/tables.py
+++ b/django_tables2/tables.py
@@ -368,7 +368,6 @@ def __init__(
         if request:
             RequestConfig(request).configure(self)
 
-        self._counter = count()
 
     def get_top_pinned_data(self):
         """